The Portland daily press., 1887-09-15
AMONG THE FARMERS.
Opening Day OF the Gray Fair-The
Town Does Itself Proud.

The opening day of the Gray fair was
postponed from Tuesday until yesterday
when the programme as announced for
Tuesday was carried out in full. The en-
tries, as rule, are larger than ever before
and the exhibition in the hall is remarkably
fine. The attendance. on account of the
threatening weather, was not so large as IL
would otherwise have been, but if it is
pleasant today the grounds will be thronged.
The exhibition in the hall. the best ever CIV
en- by the Gray Park Association, is very at
tractive. The exhibition of apples were
especially fine and the fancy articles were
numerous and handsome. There were many
entries in the hall by Portland people, some
of whom viii undoubtedly carry away pre-
miums, which are to be awarded by the COM
mittees today.
In the carriage department the principal
exhibitors were w. A. Amere, c. 4. Allen,
Abbey X light, VIM. III. Elder. l. c. Bick-
ford disli .ays fine assortment of dairy i'm
plements. The entries in the worsted and
fancy article department were numerous,and
the display very handsome.
Entries were made in the art department
by Helen Batchelder Cassie Thayer. James
A. Dow, Mrs. A. +. Merrill, Josie Livings-
ton, Clara B. Vinton, Lizzie Lowe, l.. H.
Jordan, M. g. Murphy, viii Sturdivant and
Minnie Field.
The flower department was very attractive
and much taste was displayed in its arrange
ment. Twenty registered entries were made
up to noon. The department was in charge
Of Mrs: Henry Lane, East Raymond; Mrs
cester.
:. There were 10 entries Of honey, bread, jel-
neS, ei The department was in charge of
VILLA. Harmon, Gray; Mrs. Amor Osgood,
CumDl- land; Mrs. William Smith, Raymond
The following premiurqs were awarded
yesterday in the different departments
TOWN TEAMS.
wl1 Oxen, Gray, 10 yoke, 1st prize; Raymond, I'd;
Raymond, yoke. 1st; Gray 3D.
MATCHED OXEN.
W. II. vintou, Gray, 1st; NJ. C. Morrill,, Gray,
MARES AND COLTS.
T. II. Morse, New Gloucester, 1st; Charles j.
Hayden, Raymond, I'd.
THREE YEARS OLD COLTS.
VIM; 8; Policy, sabattis, 1st; II. w. Thurlow
TWO YEARS OLD COLTS
+. q. Hale, Windham. 1st; Lewis Hawkes., i,
Windham, I'd.
ONE YEAR OLD COLTS.
Gelding, P. W. Hill, Gray. 1st
ONE YEAR OLD FILLY.
Thompson, Gray. I'd.
DRAFT STEERS.
Three years old, w; b. Hall. windham, 1st.
sal,ss, Two years ears ola, Charles Libby, Gray. 1st;
One year old, Charles Libby, Gray, 1st.
STEERS.
Three years old, VIM. H. Webster, Gray. 1st;
VIM. Small Gray. I'd.
-; Two years old, VIM. Webster, Geay. 1st w. H.
Steer calves. Samuel Brown, Raymond, lst; J.
Libby, Gray, I'd.
Best matched steers, E. A. Plummer, Raymond,
lsti Chas. DAWN, Raymond, I'd.
n G Best steer cali, c. Z. Libby Gray, 1st; o. NJ &.
one year old steers, Chas Cole, Raymond, 1st
and I'd.
Premiums will be given Tomorrow in all
the other departments. There were is en-
tries OF steers, 16 of poultry, Is of stations
and "a OF mares and colts besides unusual
~ large entries in all the other departments,
except sheep.
The Races.
In the race for green horses there were IL
az the start. The following are the names:
Billie L, Baldwin, Jane Perry, Othello, Ad-
die >, Kitty 5, Gentle Annie, Honest Jack,
BLACK Barney and Pride. The race was won
by Jane Perry. Time-first heat. 2.4S: sec
ond heat, 2.47a; third heat, 2.4S; fourth heat.
In the three-year-old colt race. the follow
Ing horses were trotted: Busy Body, Gov.
morrill,, Jr., Dazzle and Rosa S. Busy Body
won the race in the first two heats. Time
hrst heat, 3.16: second heat, 3.15.
In the two-year-old race, one-half mile,
Dest = In 3, there were seven entries: Err
nest L.. Young Mikado, Dollie II, Katie II,
Nellie G, Mischief and. .Nonesuch. Ernest l.
won the race, two heats only being trotted.
Time, 1.45l and 1.50.
Race Today.
Jack Spratt will trot an exhibition mile
and repeat, FAST today and tomorrow. There
will be two races, one for the three-minute
class, in which there are 13 entries, and the
other for the 2.40 class, with entries.